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Seven Myths of the Spanish Conquest: Updated Edition
de Restall, Matthew
- Usado
- Aceptable
- Tapa blanda
- Estado
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- ISBN 10
- 0197537294
- ISBN 13
- 9780197537299
- Librería
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Denton, Texas, United States
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Oxford University Press, 4/27/2021 12:00:01 A. paperback. Acceptable. 1.0236 in x 9.1339 in x 6.1024 in. Contains water or spine damage. May contain highlighting/underlining/notes/etc. May have used stickers on cover. Overall, still a fine copy for classroom use! Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed to be included with used books.
Sinopsis
Here is an intriguing exploration of the ways in which the history of the Spanish Conquest has been misread and passed down to become popular knowledge of these events. The book offers a fresh account of the activities of the best-known conquistadors and explorers, including Columbus, Cortes,and Pizarro. Using a wide array of sources, historian Matthew Restall highlights seven key myths, uncovering the source of the inaccuracies and exploding the fallacies and misconceptions behind each myth. This vividly written and authoritative book shows, for instance, that native Americans did not takethe conquistadors for gods and that small numbers of vastly outnumbered Spaniards did not bring down great empires with stunning rapidity. We discover that Columbus was correctly seen in his lifetime--and for decades after--as a briefly fortunate but unexceptional participant in efforts involvingmany southern Europeans...
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- mon0000164020
- Título
- Seven Myths of the Spanish Conquest: Updated Edition
- Autor
- Restall, Matthew
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa blanda
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Aceptable
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0197537294
- ISBN 13
- 9780197537299
- Editorial
- Oxford University Press
- Fecha de publicación
- 4/27/2021 12:00:01 A
- Tamaño
- 1.0236 in x 9.1339 in x 6.1024 i
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Book;
- X weight
- 0.8135 lb
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